Congrats John and the WMSE team! This is such important work that will
expand the horizons of Commons. And as Gnangarra mentioned re oral
histories, it also has important implications for handling a broader
diversity of sources in our movement.
👏👏👏👏👏
Best,
Ben
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Ben Vershbow
Director, Community Programs (libraries, education, cultural heritage)
Community Engagement Dept.
Wikimedia Foundation
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 5:24 PM Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com wrote:
> As some who is working with oral histories this sounds interesting,
>
> On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 at 00:08, Sailesh Patnaik <
> sailesh.patnaik007(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Congratulations, John!
>> It's really nice to see that Wikimedia Sweden is bringing such amazing
>> initiatives to the movement.
>>
>> Regards!
>>
>> *Sailesh Patnaik *"*ଶୈଳେଶ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ**"*
>> *Community Advocate, The Centre for Internet and Society*
>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/sailesh-patnaik-551a10b4
>> *Twitter*: @saileshpat
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 9:09 PM John Andersson <
>> john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se> wrote:
>>
>>> Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be the recipient of $55,000 in support from
>>> the grant-giving organization Kulturbryggan (Culture Bridge) for a
>>> project
>>> investigating how to best include audio files on Wikimedia Commons.
>>>
>>> Our work will focus on batch uploading audio files onto Wikimedia Commons
>>> (with a focus on music recordings). In preparations for this, we will
>>> investigate how the metadata can be included in a way that is best suited
>>> for Structured Data once it gets deployed. This is a pilot project where
>>> we
>>> aim to discuss with the community what to include and what to exclude.
>>> The
>>> discussions and the requests from the community will form our planning
>>> around future work with uploading audio files onto Wikimedia Commons. We
>>> look forward working with the community and with the Structured Data team
>>> at Wikimedia Foundation on how metadata about audio files can be included
>>> in a well-structured and useful way.
>>>
>>> This project will connect very closely to the FindingGLAMs project[1] and
>>> will form one of the case studies included in it. In the case study we
>>> will
>>> provide guidance for other GLAMs and Wikimedia affiliates who want to
>>> upload audio files in the future.
>>>
>>> The project also connects closely to Wikimedia Sverige’s planned project
>>> aimed at building tools to collect speech recordings. The recordings,
>>> illustrating how words are pronounced etc., will then be used to improve
>>> the quality of Wikispeech[2], a text-to-speech (TTS) system that converts
>>> written text into speech. We want to see what type of speech recordings
>>> can
>>> and should be stored on Wikimedia Commons and what kind of metadata
>>> should
>>> be included there; this project will help us clarify the needs.
>>>
>>> Please contact John Andersson (john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se) if you have
>>> any
>>> questions.
>>>
>>> As always, you can find the full application available on our wiki (in
>>> Swedish).[3]
>>>
>>> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FindingGLAMs
>>>
>>> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikispeech
>>>
>>> [3]
>>>
>>> https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Fri_musik_p%C3%A5_Wikipedia_2019/Ans%…
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> - - - -
>>>
>>> John Andersson
>>>
>>> Executive Director
>>>
>>> Wikimedia Sverige
>>>
>>> Phone: +46(0)73-3965189
>>>
>>> Email: john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se
>>>
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Congratulations, you are doing great
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 7:19 PM Rajeeb Dutta <marajozkee(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks John, for sharing the information, I am looking forward to
> contribute my part, all my best wishes for the grand success of the project.
> Thanks,
> Regards,
> Rajeeb Dutta, (Marajozkee).
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 18-Dec-2018, at 9:08 PM, John Andersson <john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se>
> wrote:
>
> Wikimedia Sverige is proud to be the recipient of $55,000 in support from
> the grant-giving organization Kulturbryggan (Culture Bridge) for a
> project investigating how to best include audio files on Wikimedia Commons.
>
> Our work will focus on batch uploading audio files onto Wikimedia Commons
> (with a focus on music recordings). In preparations for this, we will
> investigate how the metadata can be included in a way that is best suited
> for Structured Data once it gets deployed. This is a pilot project where
> we aim to discuss with the community what to include and what to exclude.
> The discussions and the requests from the community will form our planning
> around future work with uploading audio files onto Wikimedia Commons. We
> look forward working with the community and with the Structured Data team
> at Wikimedia Foundation on how metadata about audio files can be included
> in a well-structured and useful way.
>
> This project will connect very closely to the FindingGLAMs project[1] and
> will form one of the case studies included in it. In the case study we will
> provide guidance for other GLAMs and Wikimedia affiliates who want to
> upload audio files in the future.
>
> The project also connects closely to Wikimedia Sverige’s planned project
> aimed at building tools to collect speech recordings. The recordings,
> illustrating how words are pronounced etc., will then be used to improve
> the quality of Wikispeech[2], a text-to-speech (TTS) system that converts
> written text into speech. We want to see what type of speech recordings can
> and should be stored on Wikimedia Commons and what kind of metadata should
> be included there; this project will help us clarify the needs.
>
> Please contact John Andersson (john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se) if you have
> any questions.
>
> As always, you can find the full application available on our wiki (in
> Swedish).[3]
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FindingGLAMs
>
> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikispeech
>
> [3]
> https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:Fri_musik_p%C3%A5_Wikipedia_2019/Ans%…
>
> Best,
>
> John
>
> - - - -
>
> John Andersson
>
> Executive Director
>
> Wikimedia Sverige
>
> Phone: +46(0)73-3965189
>
> Email: john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se
>
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Dear all,
In October my colleague Michelle Boon sent the mail you find below. We
would like to invite those who have not yet responded but still want to do
so. Please post your reaction to the talkpage
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Nederland/Organising_events:…>.
We will make a summary of the reactions at the end of January.
Kind regards,
Denise Jansen
Wikimedia Nederland
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Like many other affiliates, Wikimedia Nederland hosts several events
per year. We do our best to make these events an inclusive and
pleasant environment for all participants.
Last summer, there was a mail thread on Wikimedia-l <
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-August/090914.html>
on sensory overload <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_overload>
at Wikimedia events. We would like to learn how we can adapt our events to
support people who experience sensory overload during events. With this
we hope to create a safe and pleasant environment for all.
In order to learn, we want to hear from you. We therefore made a page <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Nederland/Organising_events:_avoi…>
with more information about this initiative. On the talkpage <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Nederland/Organising_events:…
>there
is room for sharing ideas and experiences, and discussing
potential solutions.
Kind regards,
Denise Jansen
Projectleider
Wikimedia Nederland
(ma, di, do)
*post-en bezoekadres*
Mariaplaats 3
3511 LH Utrecht
*Wikimedia Nederland organiseert regelmatig bijeenkomsten, u bent daarbij
van harte welkom. Kijk voor meer informatie in onze agenda
<https://www.wikimedia.nl/pagina/agenda>.*
Hi to everyone. I recently started working and adding to Wikimedia.
Is there a good manual/guide to start with? and I hope you dont mind me
asking so: but do language specific groups exist also? Suppose in Dutch or
more local to West Europe.
Much obliged
Thanks, Sian N.H.
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Dept. Automatisering and IT
Rivierenbuurt Amsterdam Netherlands
Fashion Int. BV, https://overhemden.com
Shirts Int. Bv. https://shirtsofcotton.com
Dear Wikimedians,
The deadline to register for the Wikimedia Summit 2019 is in three
days, on Monday, December 17!
If you want to be part of the event as a representative of your
affiliate and haven’t registered yet, do not miss this last chance to
sign up via the registration form [1]. The link to the registration
form is at the bottom of the page.
Registrations from the following affiliates are still missing:
=Chapters=
Wikimedia Belgium
Wikimedia Canada
Wikimedia Chile
Wikimedia Danmark
Wikimedia Eesti
Wikimedia España
Wikimedia Suomi
Wikimédia Magyarország
Wikimedia India
Wikimedia Italia
Wikimedia México
Wikimedia Norge
Wikimedia Russia
Wikimedia Sverige
Wikimedia Taiwan
Wikimedia Ukraine
Wikimedia District of Columbia
Wikimedia New York City
Wikimedia Uruguay
Wikimedia Venezuela
=Thematic Organizations=
Amical Wikimedia
=User Groups=
Azerbaijani Wikimedians User Group
Basque Wikimedians User Group
Wikimedians of Bulgaria User Group
Wikimedia Community User Group Belarus
Wikimedia Community User Group in China
Wikimedia Digitization User Group
Wikimedia Community User Group Ghana
Wikimedia Community User Group Greece
Wikipedia Community Schools Association Greece
위키미디어 대한민국(Wikimedians of Korea)
Wikimedians of the Levant User Group
Wikimedians of Latvia User Group
Wikimedia MA User Group (Morocco)
Maithili Wikimedians User Group
Wikimedia Community User Group Malta
Wikimedians of Nepal
Punjabi Wikimedians
Wikimedia Community User Group Pakistan
Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group
Tremendous Wiktionary User Group
Cascadia Wikimedians User Group
Wikimedians of Colorado User Group
Florida Librarians of Wikipedia User Group
Georgia Piedmont Wikimedians User Group
Wikimedians of Iowa User Group
Kentucky Wikimedians User Group
North Carolina Triangle Wikipedians User Group
New England Wikimedians
Ohio Wikimedians User Group
Wikimujeres
Wikisource Community User Group
WikiToLearn User Group
WikiConference North America
WikiDonne
Wikimaps User Group
Hindi Wikimedians User Group
Wikimedia Tool Developers Group
Wikimedia and Libraries User Group
Wikimedians of Cameroon User Group
Wikimedians of Chicago User Group
San Diego Wikimedians User Group
=Allied Organizations=
Centre for Internet & Society - Access to Knowledge Program
To enhance the anticipation for the event and to find out who you’re
going to meet at the Wikimedia Summit, feel free to review the current
list of participants [2].
You can reach out to us any time via wmsummit(a)wikimedia.de should you
have any questions or comments.
Best regards,
Michelle
For the Wikimedia Summit Organizing Team
Wikimedia Deutschland
wmsummit(a)wikimedia.de
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019/Registration_Informat…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2019/Participants%27_List
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Event Assistant
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0
https://wikimedia.de
Imagine a world, in which every single human being can freely share in
the sum of all knowledge. That‘s our commitment.
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.
V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts
Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig
anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
Hi everyone!
I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
[1] the Wikipedians of Slovenia User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group.
The group aims to aid and encourage people to collect, develop and
disseminate freely licensed educational content with a focus on
Slovene-speaking areas, to encourage public and private galleries,
libraries, archives and museums in Slovenia to make their holdings more
broadly and freely available, and to collaborate with these institutions in
an effort to preserve Slovenian heritage.
Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
Regards,
Kirill Lokshin
Chair, Affiliations Committee
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognit…
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedians_of_Slovenia_User_Group
Hey all,
I feel a little bad raising this because I know there was some community
vetting of fundraising initiatives that I ignored, but please forgive me. I
brought this up in the Wikimedia Weekly Facebook group asking where best to
raise the issue, and it was suggested I post here.
I was looking something up on my phone just now, apparently not logged in
to Wikipedia, and I discovered that mobile users in the US (and presumably
elsewhere) are being shown enormous ads. It took four full page scrolls for
me to reach the content of the article I was hoping to read. Even once I
made it past the ads at the top of the page, I was greeted with a pop-in
banner from the bottom of the page, as if I could possibly have not noticed
the four pages of text asking me to donate. (Screenshots attached).
I understand that we need donations to keep the site running and all, but
this seems excessive. I particularly worry for people who use assistive
technology who are having to listen to or try to skip through four pages'
worth of text-to-speech before they can get to what they want to know. The
WMF needs donations, but I think we need to weigh the need for cash against
the goal of providing free and accessible information to our readers. A
couple of page scrolls might not seem like much, but I assume if they're
off-putting to me (a reader with good vision and generally high tolerance
for WMF money pleas) they'll be off-putting to others.
So much of this text could be cut out. I work for a marketing/sales company
in a non-marketing role, and I've heard from colleagues that it's
frustrating when people writing copy like this hear from people who are not
educated about appealing to people, so I don't pretend to know better than
you at the WMF or your consultants about how to write good donation copy.
But to my (admittedly uneducated eye), copy like "It's a little awkward to
ask you, this Friday, as we're sure you are busy and we don't want to
interrupt you." and "We can't afford to feel embarrassed, asking you to
make a donation—just like you should never feel embarrassed when you have
to ask Wikipedia for information." seems like at best it's not adding
anything besides more words to have to scroll past, and at worst it's
pretty cringey to read. Are you really expecting people will read all four
pages?
– Molly (GorillaWarfare)
Hello everyone,
The next Research Showcase, *Why the World Reads Wikipedia*, will be
live-streamed this Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at 11:30 AM PST/19:30 UTC.
This presentation is about Wikipedia usage across languages.
YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKMFvi_CCB0
As usual, you can join the conversation on IRC at #wikimedia-research. You
can also watch our past research showcases here:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase
This month's presentation:
*Why the World Reads Wikipedia*
By Florian Lemmerich, RWTH Aachen University; Diego Sáez-Trumper, Wikimedia
Foundation; Robert West, EPFL; and Leila Zia, Wikimedia Foundation
So far, little is known about why users across the world read Wikipedia's
various language editions. To bridge this gap, we conducted a comparative
study by combining a large-scale survey of Wikipedia readers across 14
language editions with a log-based analysis of user activity. For analysis,
we proceeded in three steps: First, we analyzed the survey results to
compare the prevalence of Wikipedia use cases across languages, discovering
commonalities, but also substantial differences, among Wikipedia languages
with respect to their usage. Second, we matched survey responses to the
respondents' traces in Wikipedia's server logs to characterize behavioral
patterns associated with specific use cases, finding that distinctive
patterns consistently mark certain use cases across language editions.
Third, we could show that certain Wikipedia use cases are more common in
countries with certain socio-economic characteristics; e.g., in-depth
reading of Wikipedia articles is substantially more common in countries
with a low Human Development Index. The outcomes of this study provide a
deeper understanding of Wikipedia readership in a wide range of languages,
which is important for Wikipedia editors, developers, and the reusers of
Wikipedia content.
--
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Administrative Assistant - Audiences & Technology
Wikimedia Foundation
1 Montgomery St. Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA 94104
Hi everyone,
Just over a month ago, we let you know that we had the reached the final
stages of our search for a new Chief of Community Engagement.[1] Today, I
am thrilled to let you know that we have appointed Valerie D’Costa to the
role. Born and raised a citizen of Singapore, Valerie speaks fluent Malay
and Indonesian, in addition to English. She will join the Foundation
starting January 22, 2019, working remotely from Washington, DC.
Valerie joins us after a decade at the World Bank Group, where she was
charged with leading international initiatives to support communities of
entrepreneurs in emerging markets around the world. Most recently, she led
the Bank’s Women’s Economic Empowerment Program, where she helped female
entrepreneurs and women-led businesses in developing countries grow and
gain access to new market opportunities. Previously, she was the program
director of infoDev, a Bank program that supported innovation hubs and
technology incubators for entrepreneurs in developing countries. Prior to
the World Bank, Valerie spent 15 years working with the government of
Singapore on issues of international information and communications
technology (ICT) policy and trade.
Valerie has worked her whole career in the intersection between technology
and improving people's lives around the world. She brings a deep
understanding of the importance of local ownership, collaboration and
communication, and program sustainability. She emphasizes the importance of
collaboration with local communities in designing programs and approaches,
believing that local voices represent the best understanding of their own
needs.
We were looking for someone with a global perspective, international
experience, fluency in technology, and a deep empathy for community. We
wanted a diplomat: Valerie has struck the fine balance between being an
advocate for the people and communicating their needs to governments and
partners. We hoped for an ambassador: Valerie brings with her years of
experience in creating meaningful conversations with communities around the
world on behalf of those who have been traditionally excluded from
development planning. We found a dedicated leader who is keen to work in
service to our community and who understands the uniquely global,
multicultural nature of collaboration in our movement. Valerie knows that
we can not attempt achieve our 2030 strategic direction unless we bring
everyone along, and so she will be charged with building on our approach to
community engagement, and ensuring that we meet our aspirations for our
community growth, health, diversity, values, and program outcomes.
This means that Maggie Dennis, our current Chief of Community Engagement,
will now transition to her role as Vice President of Support & Services,
having set a (reluctant) personal best and Foundation record as the
longest-serving CCE! I truly love working with Maggie and am so glad she is
staying close by in such a critical position. After nearly three years (!)
of collaboration and cooperation, I’d like to once again express my deep
appreciation for Maggie’s understanding, friendship, support and dedication
as she patiently curated this essential role in our movement.
I am truly excited as we embark on this new journey. We are deeply
fortunate to now have two community leaders who are purpose-driven and
inspirational on a number of levels. Please join me in congratulating both
of these phenomenal women!
Katherine
[1]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-October/091259.html
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Executive Director
Wikimedia Foundation
1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA 94104
+1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635
+1 (415) 712 4873
kmaher(a)wikimedia.org
https://annual.wikimedia.org